Autumn last year was spectacular and nowhere more spectacular than Padley Gorge. Burbage brook in AUtumn was the last print I printed in the trusty garage in North Sheffield - I am very grateful to the garage - it enabled me to print at my leisure though it was a tad cold in winter as it didnt have any windows so the only light came through the door.

Autumn falls; Padley Gorge was the first print I printed in my new studio in Meersbrook/Heeley Sheffield ( Albert Road seems to qualify in both districts!) 

My new studio at the bottom of the garden 

Set up for printing print number 2 - 

This weekend is the first weekend of Open Up Sheffield - my new studio will be open on all the days advertised.

My last print of 2024 and my last image from the snowy walk  - now the snow is here again hope to get some more snowy iimages

This is the view from the Great Hucklow road looking down to Little Hucklow

The last of my autumn images this is the print

The original sketch - I worked from both the sketch and a photo

On the first of December I helped (a little bit) install Sheffield Printmakers winter exhibition in Dronfield barn again a lovely set of prints.

The opening of Edinburgh Printmakers member's exhibition - Hope. My work is the washing line high up in the air. Images of immigration printed on silk shapes of clothing - this was originally a response to an earlier call at EP - a response to Warsan Shire's poem Home- shown in Cork as part of a cooperation between print workshops around Europe. I have continued to develop it - adding clothing as responses to more immigration attrocities. Last year it was shown at the Saltaire Arts festival - in a backyard - a sensible place for a washing line. This year with the advent of the labour government I added the vest Hope not hate - fully hoping that things were going to improve - sadly it doesn't look that way now. I think the washing line wiill continue to develop.

​Apart from that Hope is a great exhibition - if you have time go and see it.

Drove into Peaks to collect some more images - hopefully autumnally

Padley gorge, Packhorse bridge and Carl Wark and Higger tor

Autumn: Padley Gorge

Working on texture and millstone grit - this time going back to my trusty friend tiling cement  prefer this result to Hook's Car again used moss to create bracken marks.
These millstones are nestled amongst the crags aboce Hathersage.